| The Three Theban Plays: Oedipus the King - Oedipus at Colonus - Antigone Contributor(s): Storr, F. (Translator), Sophocles (Author) |
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ISBN: 1522952918 ISBN-13: 9781522952916 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $10.40 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2015 |
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| BISAC Categories: - Drama | Ancient & Classical |
| Series: Ancient Greek Tragedians |
| Physical Information: 0.41" H x 7.01" W x 10" (0.75 lbs) 192 pages |
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| Publisher Description: The Three Theban Plays Oedipus the King Oedipus at Colonus Antigone Sophocles Translation by F. Storr Sophocles (c. 497/6 - winter 406/5 BC) is one of three ancient Greek tragedians whose plays have survived. His first plays were written later than those of Aeschylus, and earlier than or contemporary with those of Euripides. Sophocles wrote 120 plays during the course of his life, but only seven have survived in a complete form: Ajax, Antigone, The Women of Trachis, Oedipus the King, Electra, Philoctetes and Oedipus at Colonus. For almost 50 years, Sophocles was the most-f ted playwright in the dramatic competitions of the city-state of Athens that took place during the religious festivals of the Lenaea and the Dionysia. He competed in 30 competitions, won 18, and was never judged lower than second place. Aeschylus won 14 competitions, and was sometimes defeated by Sophocles, while Euripides won 5 competitions. The most famous tragedies of Sophocles feature Oedipus and also Antigone: they are generally known as the Theban plays, although each play was actually a part of a different tetralogy, the other members of which are now lost. Sophocles influenced the development of the drama, most importantly by adding a third actor, thereby reducing the importance of the chorus in the presentation of the plot. He also developed his characters to a greater extent than earlier playwrights such as Aeschylus.
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